RE: Early Rut in IL?
Haven't seen much for rut activity yet here in southern IL but that is not to say things may be different in the northern part with temps being a little lower. Normally when the days start getting shorter you'll see the bucks start searching for does at least down here. The weather still plays into the whole rut scheme of things though. Keep an eye out and let us know what you see Dan.
Good Luck,
79 Bronco